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• Chief of Staff to UK MP, directly managing a team of parliamentary staffers. • Supervised engagement with constituents, local authorities and other stakeholders on behalf of the MP.• Responsible for the planning, logistics and delivery of multiple constituency events and receptions.• Prepared oral and written briefings on Government policy and local authority activity. • Provided timely and discreet media advice.

• Senior assistant to Alan Mak MP, with the responsibility for managing the correspondence and casework team.• Successfully delivered multiple local political campaigns. Most notably on water hygiene - securing repeated positive media coverage and increased investment by the regional water company.

• A member of the Conservative Research Department’s Political Section, undertaking research which has successfully generated coverage in the national press, drafted notes to broadcasters and worked on rapid rebuttal.• Engaged in extensive print and social media monitoring to create party-wide press briefings, directly leading to story generation.• Policy desk officer covering DfID and DCMS, liaising with special advisers on announcements, crafting political lines, preparing… Show more • A member of the Conservative Research Department’s Political Section, undertaking research which has successfully generated coverage in the national press, drafted notes to broadcasters and worked on rapid rebuttal.• Engaged in extensive print and social media monitoring to create party-wide press briefings, directly leading to story generation.• Policy desk officer covering DfID and DCMS, liaising with special advisers on announcements, crafting political lines, preparing briefings and drafting template press releases with constituency level data.• Drafted political correspondence on behalf of senior party figures, including the Party Chairman. Show less

Provided key legal assistance to the firm's solicitors. Covering all areas with a speciality in Commercial and Maritime Litigation.

Provided assistance to the Marine & International Trade department, such as legal research, document drafting/review & bundle preparation. Gained experience of significant international marine disputes, including charterparty claims, ship and offshore construction, general average and cargo claims.

Gained experience dealing with a variety of marine disputes, both domestic and cross border. These included racing and non-racing collisions, surveyor/repair disputes and contractual claims.

Property Litigation ParalegalRole included:• Managing a case load of land/tenant and real property claims. Both pursuit and defence.• Liaising with clients and insurers• Liaising with and instructing relevant experts.• Instructing counsel and negotiating their fees.• Preparing bundles for trial.• Providing legal support to the property team.• Assisting in business development.